O Puritano da Rua Augusta

1965 1h 42m PT

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6.6

SOLID

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7.3

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 5★7.3IMDB · 89

Comedy

Synopsis

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Old and conservative industrialist goes to São Paulo to visit his children, who are locally in charge of his business. When he finds out they're having more fun than work, at first he is shocked, but gradually starts to join in.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Amacio Mazzaropi
Punduroso
Marly Marley
Carmem
Marina Freire
Raimunda
Elizabeth Hartmann
Filomena
Edgard Franco
filho de Punduroso
Augusto César Ribeiro
Zéluiz Pinho
Henricão

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Amacio Mazzaropi
Writers: Alvim Barbosa, Amacio Mazzaropi
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Mazzaropi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Amacio Mazzaropi, shot by Giorgio Attili. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Mauro Alice shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Amacio Mazzaropi and Marly Marley and Marina Freire carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0234543 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Amacio Mazzaropi directs. Giorgio Attili behind the camera. Mauro Alice cuts. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

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161 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Mazzaropi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Amacio Mazzaropi, shot by Giorgio Attili. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Mauro Alice shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Amacio Mazzaropi and Marly Marley and Marina Freire carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0234543 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.